Meredith Cooper

Biography

1967

Born mid-north coast NSW Australia

1985-86

Full time Art Certificate @ East Sydney Technical College
(now the National Art School)

Exhibitions

Solo

2011

Recent Works July 2011 Artist Deli at Milk Factory Bowral NSW

2010

True Nature at Global Gallery, Paddington

2009

Landscape Transfiguration Breamar Gallery, Springwood

Cliff Canyon Waterfall new paintings, Artist Studio, Leura

2008

Works on Paper Loumax Gallery, Katoomba

Group

2011

Papyrus Gallery works on paper 2011Winter Show, Leura

Blackheath Art Society Exhibitions

Artstreet Katoomba

2010

Hornsby Art Prize Exhibition, Cherrybrook

Papyrus Gallery, The Mall Leura

Artists Deli, Bowral

Hunters Hill Art Prize, finalists Exhibition

Waverly Art Prize finalists Exhibition

Norvill Art Prize Show, Murrarundi

Guest Artist Summer 10, Blackheath Gallery

Australian Art Sales Easter Exhibition Open Studio,BMAC Artist Trail Leura

Blackheath Art Society BMAC group shows The Edge exhibition space Katoomba

2009

The Mortimore Art Prize travelling show Dubbo-Sydney

Bungendore Crockett Group $11000 Art Prize show, The Edge Katoomba

Blackheath Art Society Spring open Exhibition Newington Armory Gallery, Homebush Bay

Calleen Art award Show Cowra Regional Gallery BMAC Where Vision and Sound Meet The Edge Katoomba

The Art of Seeing The Edge Katoomba

2008

Newington Armory Gallery, Homebush Bay

Calleen Art Award Show Cowra Regional Gallery

Royal Easter Show Drawing section

Crockett Group Art Prize Show Katoomba

Blackheath Art Society Easter exhibition

Fountaincourt BMAC exhibition Parliament House Sydney

Blackheath Spring Open Exhibition, Blackheath

2007

‘Art Street’ Winter Magic Festival, Katoomba

Newington Armory Gallery, Homebush Bay

Blackheath Art Society Easter exhibition, Blackheath

2006

LGA exhibition Fairmont Resort Leura

Blackheath Art Society Exhibition

2005

‘Religious Icons’ exhibition, Katoomba Civic Centre

2004-2005

Echo Point Gallery Katoomba

1997-1998

Raglan Gallery Manly

1997

Elizabeth Gallery, Newtown

1991

Braemar House, Blackheath

1986

Graduation Exhibition The Cell Block East Sydney

1984

HSC Major Work Exhibition Gladstone Gallery NSW

Prizes

2011

First Prize (judge: Anthony Bond AGNSW) in Blackheath Winter Open Exhibition

2010

Highly Commended (judge: Luke Sciberras) Blackheath Art Prize

Winner - Peoples Choice Award, Blackheath Art Prize

Winner - Best Use of Colour Award, Hornsby Art Prize

Finalist Waverly Art Prize

Finalist Calleen Art Prize, Cowra Regional Gallery

Finalist Sydney Royal Easter Show, section 1

Finalist Hunter's Hill Art Prize

2009

Finalist: ‘The Mortimore Prize’ 2009 Dubbo - Sydney - Bungendore

Selected Crocket Group $9000 Art Prize '09 Katoomba

Finalist in the $10 000 Calleen Art prize, Cowra Regional Gallery

2008

Finalist in the $10 000 Calleen Art Prize, Cowra Regional Gallery

Selected BMAC Crockett Group $9000 Art Prize ,Katoomba

Publications

‘Women in Art’ Homesguide - Blue Mountains Central West, October ’09 issue

‘Artists Combine Forces’ Blue Mountains Gazette 7th October ’09

Front Cover illustration ‘Knowledge of Reality’ magazine, 1995

Featured in ‘Australian Artist’ magazine issues 206 & 207, 2001

Art exhibition Review, Blue Mountains Gazette,14th May 2008